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Color wheel

By on July 29, 2017

Yes, indeed.  I do have more fabric from the Fun Rounds! Arcoiris at RP Custom Fabrics This is the color wheel print, and I decided to make a skort and top with a flounce for the girl.  This were really easy to cut with the circular lines in the prints.  I used two  25″ rounds […]

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Softball swag

By on July 28, 2017

The softball season closed out for the girls with a Nationals tournament.  These tournaments are more like a regional tournament, where some do come from states away.  Fortunately for us, it was just a half hour away. During their first game of pool play, the teams exchange gifts.  I made a few things for the […]

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Some winter sewing with Poe

By on July 22, 2017

This was a sample sewed up for Fabric Anthropology, and the theme of this round is Horror and Halloween related.  Edgar Allen Poe is not really Halloween-ish, but he was a bit of a darker writer.  It fits the theme.  One of my favorite works of his was The Telltale Heart.  He was probably one […]

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Rogue Tranquility Shorts & Tank/Dress

By on July 20, 2017

Sara at RP Custom Fabrics has decided to venture into pattern making, and I tested her first two patterns.  She is giving these away for free, but you need to join her group to get the code for them. Tranquility Shorts Tranquility Tank/Dress The first pattern is a pair of shorts with the curved open […]

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Beautiful Sunset

By on July 19, 2017

This print is part of the RP Custom Fabrics – Fun Rounds pre-order.    The image is of a sunset skyline in a circular format.  Really pretty! (click on picture to go to the pre-order for it) I received a few of the smaller round panels, and two that were the same size.  I think they […]

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Koi cape top

By on July 18, 2017

The new rounds are up for pre-order at RP Custom Fabrics, and she called this round the “Fun Rounds“.  I have to agree.  There are some really pretty and fun prints in it.  I have several to get sewed up, so hopefully I will get them done soon. We are entering the week of the […]

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Numbers

By on June 9, 2017

This is kind of the perfect fabric for school-age kiddos.  This is a pre-order up at The Fabric Cottage with numbers and letters is various colorways.  I was a bit late to choose a sample to sew up, so I ended up getting the numbers in white and black.  I probably would have chosen the […]

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What’s your sign?

By on June 8, 2017

This was kind of fun to sew up! The constellation fabric for the skirt is on pre-order at RP Custom Fabrics.  This sample is the 58″ round on bamboo lycra.  She has a few other round panels, and they come in various sizes. The girl claimed it when she saw it, so I had to […]

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Rock on

By on June 7, 2017

When RP Custom Fabrics offered up these strike-offs for sewing up, I knew my time would be at a premium.  Unfortunately, this past week and upcoming week, we are in the thick of games and tournaments.  My poor kiddos are tired, tired, tired, but luckily school is almost out for them.  It is hard to […]

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Another gamer shirt

By on June 1, 2017

When I saw that Sugar Ink Fabric was planning a Skyrim/Elder Scrolls round, I knew at least two of my peoples would be interested in this fabric.  I was correct!  The owner, Christie, asked for strike off seamstresses, and I happily volunteered. Pre-order for Skyrim Upon receiving the panel, the design looked a little long.  […]

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